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CU Boulder Automatic Consideration Scholarships (First-Year)

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Scholarship overview

First-year students are considered automatically for CU Boulder scholarships when they apply for admission, based on the strength of the admission application. No separate application is needed. Scholarship selection is communicated with the admission decision; spring admits are notified after the decision.

Award Information

  • Applied and admitted to CU Boulder as a first-year student.
  • Colorado residents: Esteemed Scholars Program (President Joseph A. Sewall and President Horace M. Hale scholarships), Arts & Humanities Merit Scholarship (declared A&H major), Native and Indigenous Student Scholarship (member of a federally recognized tribe), Boulder Bridge and Bridge Ignite scholarships (CU System Precollege Outreach Program participants), Regent Scholarship (Colorado high school graduates), and College of Communication, Media, Design & Information add-on scholarships.
  • Nonresident students: Chancellor's Achievement Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, Arts & Humanities Merit Scholarship and Native and Indigenous Student Scholarship.
  • International applicants must have English proficiency scores on file by the regular decision deadline to be reviewed for first-year scholarships.
  • Regent Scholarship: $1,000, one per Colorado high school each year.
  • Other award amounts are set in each offer.

Early action: Nov. 15. Regular decision: Jan. 15 (admission application deadlines).

  1. Submit the CU Boulder admission application (Common Application).
  2. Submit English proficiency scores by the regular decision deadline if international.
  3. Review the scholarship offer with the admission decision and accept in Buff Portal where required.

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How selection works

Selected by the strength of the admission application: academic achievement, GPA, rank in class and coursework level for the Regent Scholarship.

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